New graduate registered nurses' professional competence and the impact of preceptors' education intervention: a quasi-experimental longitudinal intervention study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims and objectives

The aim of this quasi-experimental longitudinal intervention study was to investigate new graduate nurses' professional competence development after preceptors' participation in an education intervention.

Background

New graduate registered nurses are expected to be competent in many areas of nursing. Expectations that are sometimes unrealistic may cause a sense of inadequacy and stress, and this may in turn prevent them from fully deploying their competencies. Competence development is related to practice environment, occupational commitment, empowerment, and work experience. Orientation or transition programs have been designed to ensure new graduate nurses' competence, and preceptors and preceptorship could also have significant influence on their compe

SUBMITTER: Lindfors K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9757917 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature